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What does "become swept away" mean here?

 
 
Reply Fri 22 Jun, 2012 01:29 am
"The minute that you begin to blame someone else and become angry for what has occurred, you begin to lose your ability to think clearly and decide intelligently. You become a slave to your emotions. You can very quickly becomme swept away and find yourself doing and saying things that you later regret." --- Brian Tracy Kiss that Frog

In this paragraph , what does "become swept away" mean?
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Reply Fri 22 Jun, 2012 07:09 am
@Justin Xu,
"Swept away" and "carried away" (references to being caught in a fast flowing current like in a river) mean to get so involved in what you are doing that you go along with what is happening and make questionable decisions you might not otherwise make.
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